- The 15-year-old’s father, a four-time US Open winner, never won at the venue
- The younger Woods played in the Tour’s Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
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Charlie Woods is set to compete in a local 18-hole US Open qualifier in Florida this week, as he looks to earn a spot at Pinehurst No. 2 this summer.
The 15-year-old golf prodigy, son of 82-time PGA Tour winner Tiger Woods, will play at The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie on Thursday with his tee time set for 8:18 a.m. ET. .
Of the 84-player qualifying field, five will advance to the final 36-hole qualifier in June.
Approximately 90 to 100 players will advance to the 124th Open, which will be played at the famed Pinehurst No. 2 for the fourth time in tournament history.
Past major champions, as well as the top 60 players in the official world rankings and the top 30 in last year’s PGA Tour FedEx Cup standings are exempt from qualifying.
Charlie Woods, 15, will play at The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Thursday.
The United States Golf Association said there are more than 10,000 registered for this year’s championship, the third time it has surpassed the 10,000 barrier, according to SI.com.
The road to the US Open features 109 local qualifying sites in 44 states and Canada during April and May, leading to 13 final qualifying sites in late May and early June.
The final qualifying is known as the longest day in golf and requires competitors to navigate 36 holes to earn a tee time in the third major championship of the season.
To qualify, a player must have a handicap index of no more than 0.4 or be a professional.
Woods’ father is a three-time US Open champion, but has yet to win at Pinehurst No. 2. In 1999, he finished tied for third, two shots behind winner Payne Stewart, and in 2005, he finished second, two behind. by Michael Campbell. He did not compete at Pinehurst in 2014.
The younger Woods has played in the last four PNC championships with his famous father.
Tiger Woods reacts to missing his birdie putt on the sixth green during the final round of the 105th U.S. Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina, in 2005. He finished in a tie for third that year.
Earlier this spring, Charlie Woods played in a pre-qualifier for the Tour’s Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, his first attempt to qualify for a Tour-sponsored event.
The younger Woods shot 86, but will look to improve in Thursday’s US Open home qualifier.
Tiger and Charlie Woods teamed up for the last four PNC Championships, the two-player tag team event contested each December that uses a scramble format. The Woods team finished runner-up in 2021, but has yet to emerge victorious from the event.
Cameron Kuchar’s son Matt, as well as Sunny Kim, Garrett Willis, Reed Greyserman (Max’s brother), Austin Lemieux (Mario’s son) and Michael Buttacavoli will also play in the US Open local qualifier on Thursday.
